Hyderabad was the only princely state to issue banknotes independently in the Indian Subcontinent. These Princely State Notes featured colourful designs and were issued in various denominations. Let’s take a look at some examples today.
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When we discuss about Maratha history, we talk about its brave warrior king and founder Shivaji Bhonsle. We also talk about the numerous battles that Marathas won and how they went on the build a vast empire. Today, we will look at some other important aspects about the history of Marathas like administration, navy and military that laid the foundation of this great empire.
There are many collectors who simply love stamps in India, but very few are lucky to own a rare Indian stamp. Here’s a refreshing list that will help every new collector who is looking for rare Indian postage stamps for their collection.
The 1854 Half Anna Stamp (Die 2 Edition) When it comes to rare Indian stamps, the Die II variety of the Half Anna Stamp issued in the year 1854 featuring a portrait of Queen Victoria is something to look out for. These are considered to be one of the first official postage stamps of India. More than 35 million stamps were produced in three varieties. 30 million stamps were produced using Die I, while only 2 million were produced using Die II in pale chignon colour. Let’s take a close look at three antique Indian coins issued during the colonial period along with some interesting facts about them. Gold Pagoda of Dutch East India Company Not many would be aware about the fact that Dutch East India Company issued antique Indian coins featuring an image of a Hindu God. Yes that’s very true. These colonial coins were struck somewhere between 1784 and 1794. They were die-struck in Gold and bore the denomination Pagoda. The obverse side of these rare coins in India featured a degenerated Vishnu, out lazy "J" at three O'clock. The reverse side was granulated.
Not many people would be aware about the fact that Ahom dynasty was one of the greatest dynasties of India which ruled the north-eastern parts of the Indian subcontinent for 600 long years. Sukaphaa was the first king who established Ahom Kingdom on 2nd December 1228. He was from Mong Mao, crossed the Patkai Mountains and entered Brahmaputra valley. He came along with almost 9000 people including his three wives, two sons, nobles, their families and soldiers. This is considered to be a major event in Tai Ahom history.
When you look for information about different events that occurred in Indian history, hundreds of websites and information portals would come up in search results. It is sometimes very difficult to verify the source of this information. However, that is not the case when it comes to an Indian coin. The inscriptions and symbols featured on coins of India will remain unchanged for eternity. Some of them even depict the year of issue and name of ruler. The facts presented on a coin in India are always reliable, which is why numismatics is definitely a more reliable approach to understand history.
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